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Fires, droughts put focus on climate — but will we seize the moment?
Information won't lead to action without proactive planning -- the kind that requires cooperation between government, business, and other groups with a commitment to change.
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RIP, Barry Commoner: A scientist who wasn’t afraid to make some noise
This pioneering ecologist argued that protecting the environment was inseparable from social issues such as civil, women's, and consumer rights.
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The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral since 1985
The most comprehensive survey ever of Australia's Great Barrier Reef comes up with bad news.
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Matt Damon brings the fracking fight to the big screen
In the fracking-centric "Promised Land," Matt Damon, John Krasinski, and Gus Van Sant aim to deliver a star-studded, Oscar-baiting environmental drama -- and they'll do it without a single penguin or Powerpoint.
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Cuomo punts NY fracking decision. Hollywood wins again!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has delayed a decision on fracking. Was he influenced by his celebrity friends, or by 20,000 anti-fracking activists in the state?
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Three climate and energy debate questions for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
Given how relevant our energy future and response to climate change are to the economy, here are some questions we'd love to hear asked in Wednesday's domestic-policy debate.
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Finland aims to be coal-free by 2025
At that rate, the United States could be coal-free in just shy of 3,000 years.
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Climate change is going to shrink fish
Instead of “one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish,” we will now have “three-quarters fish and 1.5 fish, red fish, blue fish,” which just doesn't have the same ring to it.
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With freeway closed, L.A. breathes easier — but not for long
Much-feared Carmageddon brings short-lived relief to Angelenos' lungs.
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Everything you need to know about where Obama and Romney stand on energy policy
The presidential candidates' energy agendas couldn't be more different. Here's a side-by-side comparison.